Gergely Palágyi (born 19 February 1979) is a
Hungarian hurdler who specializes in the
110 metres hurdles.
He finished fifth at the
1998 World Junior Championships, and also competed at the
2002 European Indoor Championships, the
2004 World Indoor Championships and the
2005 Summer Universiade without reaching the final.
He became Hungarian national champion in 1998, interfering with a long winning streak by
Levente Csillag, and Hungarian indoor champion in 2003 and 2005.
His personal best time is 13.82 seconds, achieved in June 2005 in
Budapest
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From March 2006 to March 2008 he was suspended by the ]IAAF
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for doping. He'd tested positive for the anabolic steroid stanozolol
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References
1979 births
Living people
Hungarian male hurdlers
Doping cases in athletics
Hungarian sportspeople in doping cases
Competitors at the 2005 Summer Universiade
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